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Florida State's 2026 recruiting class took a hit earlier this week when four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel backed off his pledge to the program. Suddenly, the Seminoles are back in the market and they've already extended a trio of new offers at the position.

Earlier this week, head coach Mike Norvell made his way through the Sunshine State to meet with a plethora of recruits. Two of the notable stops were Norvell checking in with a pair of Florida State pledges, four-star safety Darryl Bell III and three-star safety Tedarius Hughes.

Florida State made a nice addition to its 2026 recruiting class earlier this week after netting a commitment from four-star running back Amari Clemons. With that being said, the Seminoles are still continuing to look for a running mate to add alongside Clemons in the backfield.

Florida State is already pumped for its game against Alabama, with defensive end James Williams setting the tone of the offseason early.

After two disappointing seasons to start Mike Norvell’s career with Florida State, he showed significant improvement with back-to-back 10-win seasons highlighted by an ACC Championship and 13 ...

Florida State beefed up its running back room for the 2026 season on Monday by landing a big-time pledge from the Tallahassee area.

Brian Kelly has got his full-time on-field coaching staff back up to 10 as he is set to bring in former Florida State assistant Alex Atkins on staff.

Former Florida State offensive coordinator Alex Atkins is reportedly being pursued by a major SEC program after being fired by the Seminoles during the 2024 season.

Castellanos, who accounted for 5 touchdowns the last two years against FSU, signed with the Seminoles in mid-December and held his first news conference Tuesday. He was the first recruit signed by

Smigiel's father, Joe Smigiel, who coaches him at the prep level at Newbury Park High School, noted the family fell in love with Florida State but he had reservations about the situation working out. Joe said that it was up to Brady to make the final call.

Head coach Mike Norvell is trying to make that a reality. On Wednesday, Norvell was all over the place, including the state of Georgia to check in with five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin. After committing to USC in July, Griffin is still entertaining potential suitors ahead of his senior season.